[QUOTE="cmdrmonkey"]I also fail to understand why a great game like Supreme Commander should be docked points simply for having high system requirements. Looking back, most of the all time great PC games have pushed the envelope with regard to their graphics, and almost invariably had high system requirements. The original Total Annihilation is a perfect example. In fact, I would go as far as to argue that Total A had even steeper system requirements for its time than Supreme Commander. Very few computers in 1997 had the RAM to run the largest maps in Total A. Honestly, I get the impression that Gamespot has become so "console-ized" that it just doesn't understand how to review PC Games properly anymore, which is why I trust PC Gamer alot more than I trust gamespot. I lost all respect for Gamespot when they only gave Half-Life 2, probably the greatest game of all time, a 9.2, and gave that dog turd of a game Halo 2 a 9.4. Kevin-VSo what you are saying is that if a game can bring even a high-powered system to its knees, we should overlook that and instead base the review text on hardware that doesn't yet exist? Since you seem to be an RTS enthusiast, you certainly know that sluggish performance can make for excruciating gameplay both online and off.
Supreme Commander is a beast. We write reviews for everyone that would conceivably be interested in playing the game, not just those with high-powered machines and one-day-old hardware. Nowhere in the review do we act as if everyone has a "piss-poor pc," but it would be an absolute disservice if we didn't take performance into account. You may be fortunate enough to have the most recent and expensive hardware, but our review is aimed at anyone who would consider spending fifty bucks on Supreme Commander, not just those so proud of their system requirements that they place them in their forum signature.
I AGREE!! My PC specs are nowhere near fit to play any DX10 games. All the newer games as of probably july this past year,are even pushing me into the medium settings range. I JUST BUILT MY RIG 2YRS AGO. and have since upgraded to max all I can with what I have. So it means I'll have to build a whole new rig again, just to stay alive with DX10 in line. I think the reviews for the most part are fair and I am very glad that hardware is a consideration for those of us who don't have 6K to drop into a new rig.
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